Twin brothers accused in Whitmer kidnapping plot released from house arrest Michael and William Null, 38, were allegedly apart of the kidnapping scheme involving the Michigan governor Loading the player... Twin brothers are being removed from house release despite being accused of plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan. Michael and William Null, 38, were allegedly a part of the kidnapping scheme involving Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and were being held on house arrest. But on Wednesday, a judge lifted the brother’s curfew and house arrest restrictions, per “These men were allegedly part of a complex plot to kidnap and harm the governor,” said Michigan Attorney General